A top 10 list is subjective and flawed, no matter how many stats are used to formulate it. The Athletic NBA writer, John Hollinger, demonstrates this perfectly with his list of the top 10 NBA ...

The 2025-26 season marks my third time ranking the top 100 defenders in the NBA. The goal for this list when I first started back in 2023 was to bring more attention to the defensive side of the ball, ...

Draymond Green is a Hall of Fame lock with four titles, but at 35 he’s still driven to be the toughest defender in the game. The Athletic, Sam Amick Draymond Green is a lock for the basketball hall of ...

The scrutiny that comes with being a Premier League defender is often too much to bear. This is a division packed with attacking superstars, all paid to make those tasked with stopping them look ...

Oklahoma City is off to its best start in franchise history, leading the NBA with a 15-1 overall record. After last season’s NBA title run, it’s clear that there’s no championship hangover with this ...

Offense reigns supreme in college basketball's offseason chatter, but we can't ignore the defensive side of the ball after the Final Four was littered with four top-10 defenses. Even in an era where ...

Draymond Green is a lock for the basketball hall of fame with four NBA titles. But he's still consumed with being the toughest defender in the game. Photo by David Berding / Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO ...